Matthew 19:25
When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?
KJV
ἀκούσαντες δὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ ἐξεπλήσσοντο σφόδρα λέγοντες· τίς ἄρα δύναται σωθῆναι;
Greek NT
Auditis autem his, discipuli mirabantur valde, dicentes : Quis ergo poterit salvus esse ?
Vulgate
And when the disciples heard it, they were astonished exceedingly, saying, Who then can be saved?
ASV
And when they had heard this, the disciples wondered much, saying: Who then can be saved?
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δύναμαι
dunamai
verb · 209×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μαθητής
mathetes
noun · 261×
σφόδρα
sphodra
adverb · 11×
σώζω
sozo
verb · 106×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ἀκούω
akouo
verb · 427×
ἆρα
ara
particle · 16×
ἐκπλήσσω
ekplesso
verb · 13×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
notable
SBLGNT: μαθηταὶ | WH/Treg/NIV: μαθηταὶ | RP: + αὐτοῦ
- μαθηταὶ — SBLGNT
- μαθηταὶ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + αὐτοῦ — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2053To this first reply Jesus adds a second: "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."2 This reply does not do away with the first: following Jesus Christ involves keeping the Commandments. the Law has not been abolished,3 but rather man is invited to rediscover it in the person of his Maste…
Cross-references
- Luke 13:23 — Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,
- Luke 13:23 — Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,
- Mark 13:20 — And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
- Matt 24:22 — And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
- Rom 10:13 — For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.